12 interesting facts, and surprising figures, about pipelines

Last week on this blog we celebrated back to school week with a myths vs. science quiz. This week we continue that educational theme with a little fun with numbers. Did you know, for instance that transmission pipelines are one of four different types? Or that there are about 830,000 km of underground natural gas and liquids pipelines in Canada? Read on for some more pipeline numbers that might just surprise you:

Facts About The pipelines

3x more pipelines than highways

Canada’s transmission pipeline network is more than three times the length of Canada’s national highway system.

20x round the world

If laid end to end, there are enough natural gas and liquids pipelines in Canada to circle the equator 20 times.

335 practice runs

500 pages of standards

3x more gas

Cows and other ruminant animals emit three times as many greenhouses gases as the pipeline industry.

Plus … 1 last interesting fact

Cathodic protection, which is used to prevent corrosion in pipelines, is also used for the same purpose on the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

The Canadian Energy Pipeline Association represents Canada’s transmission pipeline companies who operate approximately 117,000 kilometres of pipelines in Canada. In 2014, these energy highways moved approximately 1.2 billion barrels of liquid petroleum products and 5.4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Our members transport 97 per cent of Canada’s daily natural gas and onshore crude oil from producing regions to markets throughout North America.